items tagged with Legal
It’s the law: open source doesn't mean no copyright
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-17 09:28:02
Open source software has long been accepted as a legitimate software license by tech-savvy crowds. It's become recognised by business. And even the courts are taking seriously open source software authors rights despite the fact no money has changed hands. This month an Artistic License was tested in court in the case of Robert Jacobsen vs KAM Industries, and upheld as enforceable copyright conditions. It was a landmark decision ratifying the philosophical basis behind FOSS.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-17 09:28:02
Open source software has long been accepted as a legitimate software license by tech-savvy crowds. It's become recognised by business. And even the courts are taking seriously open source software authors rights despite the fact no money has changed hands. This month an Artistic License was tested in court in the case of Robert Jacobsen vs KAM Industries, and upheld as enforceable copyright conditions. It was a landmark decision ratifying the philosophical basis behind FOSS.
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GPS wars: Broadcom wins patent victory against SiRF
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-08-09 09:41:40
A US International Trade Commission ruling against SiRF Technology Holdings concerning six patents held by Broadcom subsidiary Global Locate says that all are valid, enforceable and have been infringed. The initial determination covers products incorporating SiRFstarIII GPS architectures which include devices from Garmin, Mio, Motorola, Navman, Sony and TomTom amongst many others...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-08-09 09:41:40
A US International Trade Commission ruling against SiRF Technology Holdings concerning six patents held by Broadcom subsidiary Global Locate says that all are valid, enforceable and have been infringed. The initial determination covers products incorporating SiRFstarIII GPS architectures which include devices from Garmin, Mio, Motorola, Navman, Sony and TomTom amongst many others...
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eBay rebels strike back and take eBay to court!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-13 02:22:25
Launching an all out rebel assault against the dark side of the eBay and PayPal empire, the latest action from the eBay rebels sees them seeking recourse through the Australian court system. No longer relying on “using the force”, the rebels have decided to “use the courts”, instead!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-13 02:22:25
Launching an all out rebel assault against the dark side of the eBay and PayPal empire, the latest action from the eBay rebels sees them seeking recourse through the Australian court system. No longer relying on “using the force”, the rebels have decided to “use the courts”, instead!
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Q: How much is Facebook worth? A: $11.25 billion less than last year.
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-07-09 07:06:08
Last year, when Microsoft invested in Facebook, the social networking phenomenon was proclaimed to be worth USD $15 billion. This week, according to legal papers, it has been revealed that Facebook itself reckons it is only worth a paltry USD $3.75 billion instead.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-07-09 07:06:08
Last year, when Microsoft invested in Facebook, the social networking phenomenon was proclaimed to be worth USD $15 billion. This week, according to legal papers, it has been revealed that Facebook itself reckons it is only worth a paltry USD $3.75 billion instead.
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Google Street View could meet Privacy Road Block in UK
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-07-05 08:32:34
The privacy related problems just pile up for Google as the first Street View vans are spotted in the United Kingdom and European Data Protection laws are rolled out to greet them...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-07-05 08:32:34
The privacy related problems just pile up for Google as the first Street View vans are spotted in the United Kingdom and European Data Protection laws are rolled out to greet them...
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No appeal from Google on YouTube data ruling
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-05 06:29:39
An appeal by Google against the decision of a federal judge in New York that it must hand over details of every video ever viewed on YouTube to Viacom was not only widely expected, but thought to be pretty much a given. A comment by Google's senior litigation counsel seems to suggest otherwise...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-05 06:29:39
An appeal by Google against the decision of a federal judge in New York that it must hand over details of every video ever viewed on YouTube to Viacom was not only widely expected, but thought to be pretty much a given. A comment by Google's senior litigation counsel seems to suggest otherwise...
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New law says computer repair guys in Texas must also be licensed private investigators!!!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-07-02 06:47:12
If you want to repair computers in Texas then you need to complete a three year apprenticeship and get your private investigator license first. Either that or face a year in jail, according to an amendment to the Texas Occupations Code...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-07-02 06:47:12
If you want to repair computers in Texas then you need to complete a three year apprenticeship and get your private investigator license first. Either that or face a year in jail, according to an amendment to the Texas Occupations Code...
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French fakes land eBay with AUD $65.8 million fine
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-06-30 10:24:09
eBay has been warned about counterfeit goods being sold online before. Now a French court has given them 65 million reasons to get their act together.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2008-06-30 10:24:09
eBay has been warned about counterfeit goods being sold online before. Now a French court has given them 65 million reasons to get their act together.
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